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Chamba : A journey through photographs |
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| Manimahesh ( Mountain Kailash ) :- 4,170
metres ) Mani-Mahesh is 28 kms. from Bharmour. During mela days efficient
bus service is available upto Hadsar. This lake is supposed to be
blessed by goddess Kali and protected by Lord Shiva.
Thousands of pilgrims journey here to bathe in its sacred water,
on the fifteenth day, following the festival of Janamashtami. A fair
is held every year at this lake during the month of August or September.
This is the must seen place in Chamba. The trek to Mountain Kailash
is not so easy, but well rewarded at the end. |
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| Chaurasi Temples ( Chaurasi means eighty
four or 84 :- The main complex have temple of Lakshana
Devi, Ganesha, Manimahesh and Narsingha. According to a legend,
84 Yogi's visited Bharmaur during the region of king Sahil Verman.
Pleased with the king's humanity and hospitality, the yogis blessed
the king with ten sons and a daughter Champawati. The temples dating
back to the 9th century, are one of the most important early Hindu
Temples in Chamba valley. The distant of 65 km. from Chamba to
Bharmaur is covered by road. Special buses ply only during Chhari
Yatra days in September. |
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| Lama Dal ( Long Lake ) :- Held sacred
to Lord Shiva, this lake lies
amidst bare rock. 'Lama Dal' means a long lake. It is in the inner
slopes of Dhauladhar range. This is a group of seven lakes, the largest
of all is Lama Dal. It is 20 km from Dainkund (Dayankund). It is
said to have unknown depth. |
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Pangi Range :- This range of the
Himachal in the Mid-Himalaya called Pir Panjal by geologists and
Pangi Range by common people. It is the direct continuation of the
main Himalayan axis entering the Himachal on the East of Bushahr.
After dividing Kullu from Lahaul-Spiti, it enters Chamba territory
on the Western border of Bara Banghal and traverses the district
for more than sixty miles. This range divides Chamba into two unequal
sections and separate these from each other to such an extent that
even in the summer there is comparatively little inter communications.
The Northern or smaller section called Pangi and Chamba-Lahaul, is
then completely isolated from the outer world.
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| More on Pangi Range : This range forms a second mountain
barrier with magnificent snowy peaks, some of which reach an altitude
of
19,000
feet or so.
The
mean elevation of the peaks cannot be less than 17,000 feet and the
passes range from about 14,328 to over 17,000 feet. At the point
where the Pangi Range first touches the Chamba territory, it gives
off the Mani Mahesh branch to the south, which divides Chamba from
Bara Banghal as far as the Ravi. Thence the boundary runs upto the
summit of the Dhauladhar. Pangi is blessed by nature but the life
is not so easy here. Look at the image on the left - It shows a house
in typical pangi style. These houses are very warm inside. People
here are far away from modern life, but they believe in their lifestyle. |
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